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Court Rejects Actor Rajpal Yadav's Plea To Recall Surrender Order In Cheque Bounce Case
- Friday February 6, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court refused to recall its direction to actor Rajpal Yadav to surrender before jail authorities in connection with his conviction in cheque bounce cases, saying it cannot be expected to "create special circumstances".
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 2-Year-Old
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
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Delhi Government Recommends Rejecting Mercy Plea Of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta
- Tuesday March 3, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government on Monday recommended rejecting mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma's Plea Against Mercy Petition Dismissed
- Friday February 14, 2020
- India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition against the rejection of the mercy petition filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
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Court Rejects Actor Rajpal Yadav's Plea To Recall Surrender Order In Cheque Bounce Case
- Friday February 6, 2026
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court refused to recall its direction to actor Rajpal Yadav to surrender before jail authorities in connection with his conviction in cheque bounce cases, saying it cannot be expected to "create special circumstances".
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www.ndtv.com
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 2-Year-Old
- Tuesday December 16, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a two-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2012, officials said on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Under New Law, Death Row Convict Can't Appeal Against President's Decision
- Thursday August 31, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
A death-row convict whose mercy petition has been disposed of by the president will have no right to appeal in a court against the decision when the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill (BNSS), 2023 becomes law.
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www.ndtv.com
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President Rejects Mercy Plea Of Man Convicted Of Raping 4-Year-Old Girl
- Thursday May 4, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
President Droupadi Murmu has rejected the mercy petition of a man convicted for raping and stoning to death a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra in 2008, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma Moves High Court Over Rejected Mercy Plea
- Friday March 13, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
One of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, on Friday approached the Delhi High Court claiming that there were procedural lapses and "constitutional irregularities" in the rejection of his mercy plea by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Hopeful That The Convicts Will Be Hanged This Month": Nirbhaya's Father
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Nirbhaya's father today expressed hope that the convicts will be hanged this month, after President Ram Nath Kovind rejected the mercy petition of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the four men facing the gallows in the case.
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www.ndtv.com
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All Options Over For Nirbhaya Convicts, Tihar To Seek Fresh Hanging Date
- Wednesday March 4, 2020
- India News | Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited by Shylaja Varma
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday rejected the request for mercy by Pawan Gupta, one of the four convicts in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi dubbed "Nirbhaya".
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Government Recommends Rejecting Mercy Plea Of Nirbhaya Convict Pawan Gupta
- Tuesday March 3, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi government on Monday recommended rejecting mercy petition of Pawan Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Vinay Sharma's Plea Against Mercy Petition Dismissed
- Friday February 14, 2020
- India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition against the rejection of the mercy petition filed by Vinay Sharma, one of the convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.
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www.ndtv.com
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Nirbhaya Convict Cites "Mental Illness" To Challenge Mercy Plea Rejection
- Thursday February 13, 2020
- India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob
A death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case today claimed in the Supreme Court that the President had not considered the "mental stability" he suffered due to torture in jail while rejecting his mercy petition. The centre denied the assertion, saying he was "fit and of sound mind".
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